While their fans are eagerly awaiting their new album, Greek extreme symphonic metal band Septicflesh has revealed today the brand new cover and the tracklist of their upcoming reissue of 1998's A Fallen Temple. The cover was designed by Seth Siro Anton and the album will be released on January 17th (January 21st in North America) via Season Of Mist. This remastered re-release includes four rare bonus tracks.

"The Last Time" is a Paradise Lost cover which was previously only available on a long sold-out tribute album to one of the Greeks biggest influences, and the last three bonus tracks come from the 1998 The Eldest Cosmonaut EP.

The guy does the same thing over and over again... Will he ever stop making ugly covers ?

ugly? this guy has being doing CD covers/artwork Since the last century , he has done artwork/covers for Katatonia/opeth/paradise lost & Septicflesh .and many other bands.
Your argument is invalid bro.

The guy does the same thing over and over again... Will he ever stop making ugly covers ?

ugly? this guy has being doing CD covers/artwork Since the last century , he has done artwork/covers for Katatonia/opeth/paradise lost & Septicflesh .and many other bands.
Your argument is invalid bro.

Yes? So? Doesn't take away from the fact that it's still ygly as hell, like 99% of the artwork he's done. Metal is renowned for ugly artwork which gets praised by fans and artists alike.

ugly? this guy has being doing CD covers/artwork Since the last century , he has done artwork/covers for Katatonia/opeth/paradise lost & Septicflesh .and many other bands.
Your argument is invalid bro.

Yes? So? Doesn't take away from the fact that it's still ygly as hell, like 99% of the artwork he's done. Metal is renowned for ugly artwork which gets praised by fans and artists alike.

I have to agree with Marcel. Doing a lot of covers does not exclude at all the fact they are ugly. Quantity is not quality.

Also, I'm quite familiar with Mr. Siro's works and even if some of his older works can be considered meh-ish (nothing worth of praise, but not nauseating) what I absolutely hate of his covers are the most recent ones. Septicflesh, Nile, Sybreed, Kamelot, Ex Deo and so on....
They ALL follow the same pattern: central humanoide figure with the same kind of background and a cheap copy-paste on the sides. All done with exactly the same style and basically a rehash... Not worth a crap if you ask me.

SSA is probably the most overrated cover artist I can think of. His contemporary works especially are all mired in the same uncreative, uninspired Photoshop approach. Maybe take some time and apply some effort. Maybe paint something rather than spending 20 minutes on a computer figuring out how to "radically alter" your previous works.

Seriously? People hate SSA's artwork?
the hell is wrong with you all. When did we become art elitists? I think the reissue artwork has all been fantastic, as well as Siro's recent contributions o metal album art.

I agree on the overall opinion in this thread on his artwork (specially all the latest reissued albums), but I did like The Great Mass cover. But all the artwork on their reissued albums is...really...ugh..not what I was hoping for. I did have some expectations after their 2011 album. Anyone else liked The great mass cover? (cd edition).

The guy does the same thing over and over again... Will he ever stop making ugly covers ?

ugly? this guy has being doing CD covers/artwork Since the last century , he has done artwork/covers for Katatonia/opeth/paradise lost & Septicflesh .and many other bands.
Your argument is invalid bro.

Seth has never done any covers for Opeth or Katatonia. You must have mixed it up with Travis Smith

Seriously? People hate SSA's artwork?
the hell is wrong with you all. When did we become art elitists? I think the reissue artwork has all been fantastic, as well as Siro's recent contributions o metal album art.

I agree with you, but it seems we are in a minority here... I like his style, and don't have any problems with this cover or the others

I like this cover unlike most of you and don't even see what's wrong with it. Come on, the lastest CoF album cover (Manticore) is soooo cheesy! This one may not be a great piece of art, yet I like it and I love the Great Mass cover (but I'm talking about the digipack, don't know bout the single CD version)

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 27.11.2013 at 16:39ssst he might read this and I have a suspicion he still isn't happy about my thoughts on this CoF cover art and the one he did for My DYing Bride - A Line Of Deathless Kings

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 27.11.2013 at 16:39ssst he might read this and I have a suspicion he still isn't happy about my thoughts on this CoF cover art and the one he did for My DYing Bride - A Line Of Deathless Kings

Did you piss him off or something?

Actually not really. He can take criticism really well. And the first time I met him was before I knew he did cover artwork. Met him for the first time at Hellfest 2007 when the both of us were totally pissed and bitching and complaining like no tomorrow about the horrendous weather and terrible organisation of Hellfest 2007. We get along great to be honest. Had a blast with him and his girlfriend at last year's Doom Over London festival and this year's Deserfest London. It's safe to say that whenever we meet we get drunk

Seth's work is impressive once again.
And learn that in this kind of art, artists dont change usual their style cause its about technical matters and every artist has its own... In a few words its almost impossible for them to express in a different way.

Interesting use of the puke stain front and centre, it's funny that this happens to be the same guy who did the Nile one because right away when I saw this, without knowing who did either, I thought "wow this looks like the cover from that Nile album".

Written by s_t_s on 27.11.2013 at 16:11Come on, the lastest CoF album cover (Manticore) is soooo cheesy!

What's your point here? Cradle of Filth sound nothing like Septicflesh, cater to an almost entirely different audience, and that cover art was done by Matt Vickerstaff, not SSA.

I'm not talking styles in music but in artwork. And like I said I like this cover, unlike the latest CoF album cover which is reaaaaaaaaaaaaally bad ! I mean you can like or dislike this one but I'm not sure we can find anyone who likes The Manticore and Other Horrors cover

Anyway, if you come to think about it, most metal bands seem to do their best to have ugly covers I love Rage or Amon Amarth but their covers.... :/

PS : btw, funny coincidence but I happened to be listening to this album by Septicflesh and I don't see any reason to change the original cover but hey why not sell an album once if you can sell it twice ?

You guys are weird. The whole time I'm listening to a Septicflesh CD all I'm doing (in between the headbang line of sight) is stare at the covers. This guy is art. But as a graphic designer this cover IS ugly, and I don't think it was on purpose.

Neroese - 07.12.2013 at 22:43

Reisue - is that mean that it's the same album like days ago or old songs but recorded again?